| Claims of herbal cures; diet supplements warnings? | | | | different that white breads and in some cases have |
| Are they true or just a scam? According to many | | | | even more sugar and other ingredients that are not |
| scientific studies, the effect of natural health | | | | necessarily wholesome. |
| products is questionable; and other scientific studies | | | | That is why "WHOLE WHEAT" became popular. |
| claim they work. Does alternative medicine really | | | | Whole wheat contains the bran and the germ that |
| work to cure diseases? What about all the nutritional | | | | processed wheat products usually do not have. By |
| supplement hype? How do you know the truth? In | | | | "germ" I don't mean the kind of germs that make us |
| an interview with my friend Josh it is possible to learn | | | | sick. The wheat germ is the part of the wheat that |
| a lot from his experience. | | | | contains all of the vitamins and minerals that the |
| Herb: | | | | wheat seed needs to feed itself as it grows into a |
| After researching because of your need to find a | | | | new wheat plant. It is like the yolk inside of an egg. |
| cure for epilepsy; you took nutrition as the first step | | | | The yolk is where all the vitamins are. |
| of researching alternative cures. You found a couple | | | | Herb: |
| of regarding vegetables, but what about grains? Can | | | | So if you eat only whole wheat you should be |
| grains make up for the nutritional deficiency in | | | | getting all the nutrition you need because it contains |
| vegetables? Can herbal supplements help? | | | | the germ. |
| Josh: | | | | Josh: |
| Breads, cereals and other grains should compensate | | | | Wheat germ contains the vitamins that wheat should |
| for what is lost in the vegetables. But, Herb, in most | | | | provide for our body. Whole wheat products often |
| cases, I'm afraid they don't. Have you ever heard of | | | | use nothing but whole wheat but some use mostly |
| enriched wheat flour? The reason they call it enriched | | | | processed wheat that contains a little bit of whole |
| is because after bleaching out all 22 of the original | | | | wheat in it so it can be advertised as "Whole Wheat." |
| vitamins and minerals, they add four of them back in. | | | | This is why you need to get used to educating |
| The benefit is that the bleaching process kills possible | | | | yourself and then conduct your own research and |
| fungus and molds that could weaken a person's | | | | become a label reader. Checking out labels and |
| health. Still the fact remains that our diets are | | | | learning to be careful about what your food is made |
| providing less than what our bodies need to be | | | | of is an absolute must if attaining good health is your |
| properly nourished, therefore supplementation in | | | | goal. |
| some form or another is necessary. | | | | Still it is not possible to get enough nutrition through |
| Herb: | | | | whole wheat products. You might get close though if |
| What about wheat bread? Isn't it healthy? | | | | you are eating old fashioned bread that is practically |
| Josh: | | | | SOLID with grain. It is kind of like eating a brick and it |
| Because nutritionists have recognized the lack of | | | | might make your stomach heavy but it still doesn't |
| nutrition in white flour, there has been a lot of | | | | have enough of the omega oils and other vitamins |
| attention on the type of grains being used in our | | | | that you will need to supplement into your diet. |
| foods. Why is it that "wheat bread" became so | | | | Another factor that it is important to be cognizant |
| popular? Isn't white flour already made from wheat? | | | | of, is that some folks are allergic to wheat, in which |
| Of course it is! Unfortunately, many wheat flours and | | | | case an alternative should be sought out to obtain |
| wheat breads are just bleached flour that is simply | | | | the nutritional ingredients that would otherwise be |
| brown because it has been dyed with caramel | | | | missing in their diet. |
| coloring. There is an assumption that it is healthier but | | | | Often people will warn you that herbal cures are a |
| this is certainly all too often not the case. | | | | scam and not to waste your money on them. In |
| Because of my education and experience I have | | | | reality, the reason they work is because they contain |
| learned to look past what appeared to be correct | | | | a higher concentration of the vitamins and minerals |
| natural assumptions and conduct deeper research to | | | | that are lacking from foods like wheat flour; even if it |
| ferret out the real truth. I discovered that many | | | | is whole wheat it still does not have everything you |
| wheat breads or brown breads are often no | | | | need so herbs help supplement the difference. |